Fishing-reel.



J. BURT. l

FISHING REEL.

4 APPLICATION HLED sEPT.26.1917.

Patented July 2, 1918.

fafml@ the locking pawl UNITE-D STATES PATENT onirica.

JAMES H. BURT, 0F KOKOMO, INDIANA; ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 CHARLES H. LER,

OF KOKOMIO, INDIANA. I

FISHING-REEL.

Applicationiled September 26, 1917. Serial No. 193,361.'

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. BURT, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of and useful Im- Indiana, have invented new of whichthe provernents in Fishing-Reels, following is a specification. l

This invention has reference generally to improvements in that class of inventions known as fishing and trapping -and more particularly relates to a fishing reel.

As the primary aim and object this invention contemplates the provision of. a device of the above character wherein the construction thereof' permits of the casting of the line and the subsequent locking of the reel against rotation to consequently -prevent retrograde winding of the line on the reel.

It is an equally important object of this invention to provide a fishing reel of the character described wherein improved trip means is employed for removably holding out of engagement with the ratchet on the shaft and thus control the action of the line and t-he drum.

More particularly embraces the provision of a reel of the character mentioned composed of 'a minimum number of parts arranged to cooperate with, each other so as of the operation of the reel in general.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited the provision of a device of the view to compactness, ber of parts are few, the cost of production high. v

Other improvements and novel details'in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the apparatus will be brought out more in detail in the description to follow, which for a clear understanding of the invention should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a art hereofpand wherein is disclosed for tlie purpose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment ofthe invention. It is to be noted in this connecand in which the numthe construction simple7 low andthe efficiency tion that minor changes in the construction Specilicetion of Letters Patent.

the present invention.

to increase the efficiency' character described with a Patented July 2, 1918.

The invention is clearly illustrated in th accompanying drawings, in which Figure tion showing the drum locked against movement;

Fig. 2 in a position to freely rotate Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionof .the invention, and

Fig. 4 is a' perspective detail ofthe trip. Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above views, to indicate corresponding parts. ,r

Referring-now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there is provided an open cylindrical casing or frame l formed with attaching arms 2 adapted to 'be connected in a convenient Ina-nner to a rod (not shown). A shaft 3 is journaled in the ends of the casing 1 and has one projecting extremity square as at 4. carried by the shaft within-the casing and has aline`6 connected theretoland windable thereabout upon the actuation of a. handle the shaft. n

In order to prevent retrograde winding of the line 6 on the drum a ratchet wheel 7 is mounted on the square end et of the shaft 3 vand is formed with teeth 8 on the periphery thereof.' Spaced ears 9 are secured by fasteners l() to the inner/surface of the casing while pivotally mounted therebetween through the instrumentality of a pivot pin 11 is a pawl 12', the said pin passing through the pawl approximately midway the ends thereof. This pawl is formed near its engaging end 13 with'a notch 14:

is a similar view showing the drum connected to the opposite projecting end of- 1 is an end elevation' of the inven- A drum 5 is for a purpose that will presently appear.

A leaf spring 15l is now employed and has one end curved as at lland rigidl secured to the inner surface of the casing y means of a cap or clip 17 which in turn is secured to t-he casing by a fastening deviceA 18. The outer end of the spring is formed with a nih 19 seated in the notch 14, the tension of the spring ser-ving to hold the engaging end 13 of the pawl in engagement with any one of the teeth 8 of the ratchet wheel 7.

With a view toward providing the imroved means for controlling the position of the pawl there is employed a trip 20 which operates in. a slot 21 in the casing. This trip consists of a body reduced to form a shoulder 22 'while a push button or knob 23 isformed on the outer end of the reduced portion. A leaf spring 24 has one end secured to the inner surface of the casing and its opposite end bifurcated and pivoted by a pin 25 to the body of the trip 2O and nor mally holds the ina-jor portion of the trip.

eXteriorly of the casing so that the spring l5 w1ll hold the )awl 1n engagement with the ratchet wheel ut upon pressing the button or knob 23' against the tension of the spring 24 the inner end of the pawl will be engaged by the trip to consequently move the engaging` end 13 of the pawl out of engagement .withthe ratchet and against thetension of the yspring while the trip is mampulated to position the shoulder against the inner surface ofthe casing' so as v'to hold the parts in the position just described and permit of the casting of the line. i

It is believed in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description.

Vthe scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown 1n the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative' and not yin a limited sense.

Having thus fully described this invention, what is' claimed as new and desired to be secured 'by Letters-Patent, is

A fishing reel of the character described including an open casing formed with a slot, a shaft journaled iny the casing, a drum on the shaft, a ratchet wheel onthe, shaft, a pawl pivotallyy mounted in the casing, a leaf spring .connected to the casingto assure of the yielding retention of the pawl'I in engagement with any one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel7 a trip positioned in the slot and near the inner end of the pawl and embodying a body reduced to form a shoulder and a knob on the reduced outer end of the body and positioned exteriorly of the casing and another leaf spring secured at its inner vend to the casing and normally arranged 'against the. inner surface of the casing and having its outer end bifurcated and pivotally secured to the body of the tripa:

for yieldingly holding the latter partial exteriorly of the casing but adapted to be moved when the knob is depressed and manipulated to position the shoulder against the inner surface of the casing and force 4the body of the trip against the inner end of the pawl whereby to move and hold the pawl outl of engagement with the ratchet wheel.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. h

JAMES H. BURT. 

